Lenient Penalty for First NSW Police Officer Convicted of Aboriginal Death in Custody
The sentencing of New South Wales police sergeant Benedict Bryant over the killing of Dunghutti teenager Jai Kalani Wright took place on 4 June 2026, ending the case that involved the first ever conviction of a NSW law enforcement officer...
Questions Raised About Proposed Medicinal Cannabis Drug Driving Defence in NSW
After 10 years of medicinal cannabis being a legal prescription drug, the New South Wales government has announced that it’s going to introduce a drug driving defence for those prescribed cannabis but are currently unable to drive without risk of...
The Offence of Causing Grievous Bodily Harm with Intent to Avoid Arrest in NSW
A 17-year-old boy was charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent to resist arrest last week, after he allegedly accelerated a Mazda sedan in the direction of several New South Wales police officers in Sydney’s north on Saturday, 6...
One Nation’s Surge to Number One Involves More Than Just Disaffected Voters
Pauline Hanson’s One Nation has taken out top position in two polls released since Sunday, 31 April 2026. This marks a phenomenal surge for a minor party that positions itself on white nationalism, antiimmigration sentiment and not much else, attracting...
Growing Calls to Drop the Criminal Charges Brought Against Anti-Herzog Protesters
A growing number of civil society groups are calling on the New South Wales government and NSW police to drop the charges laid against 30-odd civilians related to the 9 February 2026 protest of the visit of Israeli president Isaac...
The Offence of Using a Carriage Service to Make a Hoax Threat in Australia
New South Wales police charged a 23-year-old woman with 14 counts of use carriage service to make hoax threat last Friday, 29 May 2026, after officers executed a warrant on Bundjalung land at a residence on Murwillumbah’s Hall Drive, following...
Action for Public Housing’s Rachel Evans Explains the Growing Support for Save Waterloo Encampment
After a decade of state governments threatening to tear down the Waterloo public housing estate and rip apart its community, property developers Stockland commenced works on Monday, 25 May 2026. But what workers on site hadn’t counted on was being...
Tickle, Giggle and Bathroom Shenanigans: The Great Toilet Debate
Toilet Shenanigans Martha is my friend. She is 29 and when born was classified male. She identifies as a woman now. She certainly looks like a woman, and dresses like one and who knows what she has had done medically...
Israel Repeatedly Shows It Has Impunity to Kidnap, Torture and Sexually Assault Australians
Eleven Australians were amongst 422 foreign nationals kidnapped at gunpoint by Israeli Defence Force officers in international waters close to Cyprus on 19 May 2026. These people were illegally held hostage for four days, and were repeatedly beaten, tortured and...
No Charges Against Police Who Held Down Disabled First Nation’s Man Until He Died
The Northern Territory Police Force announced on Tuesday, 26 May 2026, that no charges will be pressed against the two officers who’d forcefully wrestled Kumanjayi White, a 24-year-old Warlpiri man with disabilities, to the floor of a supermarket in Mparntwe-Alice...
